Ticket-clasp



(No Model.)

P. MGMENAMIN.

TICKET CLASP.

No. 429,148. Patented June 3, 1890.

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PETER MOMENAMIN, OF JERSEY CITY, NEIV JERSEY.

TICKET-CLASP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 429,148, dated June 3,1890. Application iiled February 24, 1890. Serial Nu. 341,511. (Nomodel.) A

i railway-passenger tickets.

The object of my invention is to supply the necessity felt by thetraveling public of a simple, cheap, and effective device for holdingand exposing to the view of the conductor as he passes through the cararailroad ticket or pass and to provide a ticket-holder susceptible ofready attachment to the coat or other wearing-apparel, or to the back orother upholstered portion of a car-seat at a conspicuous point.

It is also my object to provide a collapsible ticket-holder, or one thatwhen not in use can be folded into a small space for convenience incarrying the same in the pocket.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation in perspective of myticket-holder. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of my ticketholder folded;and Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line a: :n of Fig. l, showingticket in position.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which form part of thisspecification, A denotes the body portion of my ticket-holder, formed ofa sheet-metal strip having aflange c turned up on its upper edge, which,as shown in Fig. l, is cut or separated at either end from the body A toform dependent springs c c.

B B are spring-clasps, formed of narrow sheet-metal strips, pivoted at bb to the body A. Said clasps B B are doubled upon themselves or bent toform a loop and springtongue, as shown in Fig. 3. The free end of eachtongue is bent outwardly in a curvilinear line from their point ofcontact to form open jaws at d. The strip A and springs c c are made ofone piece of sheet metal, and may be stamped out and formed up by asuit-- able die.

As shown in Fig. l, the clasp B is pivoted to the body A near theloweredge of the saine, while the clasp B is pivoted near the upper edge ofsaid body. This construction allows the clasps to be folded intoposition without interference, the strip B being first folded inposition. The springs c c serve to hold the spring-clasps open. Theybear upon the inner elongated ends of said clasps when unfolded oropened, as shown in Fig. l. To

hold the clasps closed, the strips forming the same are bent or curvedrearwardly, as shown in Fig. 3, and when folded said curved or bentportion acts as a spring to keep the clasps in position on body A. Asshown in Fig. 3,this curve or bend in the strips B B serves also toincline rearwardly the ticket or the part or coupon E of the same inuse, thereby affording the conductor a better view and enabling him toinspect, punch, or remove the same with greater ease. The loops formedin the clasps or strips B B serve to strengthen the tension of thespringed tongue, and the space within the loop serves to accommodate orhold the folded or unused portion of the ticket. Y

To fasten the ticket-holder to the clothes or upholstered portion ofacar-seat, I use an ordinary safety-pin attached to the back of the bodyA by cutting or stamping out from said body dependent tongues, as Ishownin Fig. l, and bending the same to form bearings for the safety-pin, asshown in Fig. 3.

It is evident that my ticket-holder may be used for other articles. beused as a badge-holder for ribbon badges, in which case the body portioncould be given a highly-ornamental iinish.

Having shown and described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A collapsible ticket-holder provided with two ticket-clamping armsformed of narrow sheet-metal strips doubled upon themselves to form aloop and spring-clamp, said arms being pivoted one to each end of thebody portion of the ticket-holder and adapted to be folded in a planeparallel with said body portion, substantiallyas shown and described.

V9. A ticketholder having the body portion consisting of a iiaugcdnarrow sheet-metal For instance, it could IOO strip having dependentsprings formed at each In testimony whereof I affix my signature in endof said Hang-e and provided with tieketpresence of two Witnesses.clamping arms pivoted at either end thereof and adapted to he foldedinwardly upon said PETER MCMENAMIN. body portion and retained inposition thereon XVitnesSes:

open by said springs, substantially as shown PETER MGCABE,

and described. JAMES ADAMS.

